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PAID ARTICLE: Born this day: A humble giant of a Virgin Islander- Roosevelt Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- On this day, 81 years ago, a humble, but determined and hardworking builder of expansive and epic proportions was born in Road Town, Tortola, [British] Virgin Islands to Victoria Abbott and Ludwick Smith aka ‘Captain Jack’. The last of 8 children, Roosevelt Smith was educated at Road Town Elementary School and later took on correspondence courses in quantity surveying and pricing.
My hero Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal, OBE
Thomas C. Famous
“The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling onward through the night.”- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Fire chief Zebalon A. McLean hailed a ‘hero’ by accident victim Colin Stevens
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- One of the victims of the December 5, 2019 accident that occurred at Fahie Hill, Tortola, has showered praise on all those who were involved in the rescue mission but had special mention for Chief Fire and Rescue Officer Zebalon A. McLean, who he said entered the unstable vehicle when no one else wanted to take the risk.
Premier scoffs & labels ‘Fake News’ report that Gov Jaspert is a hero
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL) today November 13, 2017 in the House of Assembly, while responding to a question from Opposition Member Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3), called reports written in the international media that Governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert was hailed as a hero, Fake News.
Cuba's Fidel A. Castro dies aged 90
BBC NEWS
Cuba's former president Fidel Alejandro Castro Ru, known as Fidel Castro, one of the world's longest-serving and most iconic leaders, has died aged 90.
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